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Sunday, January 27, 2013

You're the Piano Man

Last night my husband and I went to the Ben Folds Five reunion concert at the historic Wiltern Theater. In case you don't know who the heck Ben Folds Five are, they were/are a sort of alternative/pop band led by an eccentric guy (Ben Folds) who plays the piano with a very unique, rock style which is hard to define. The band was somewhat big in the 90's. Technically they qualify as being a one hit wonder since they only had one commercial hit in their career, "Brick", which was quite popular on the radio. After 2000 they broke up and the lead singer Ben Folds started a successful solo career without the other two members. (Yes, you would think there would be five members in the band given the name, but alas there are only three.)

Ben Folds Five's music has a very quirky and off beat style and writes lyrics such as the following, "And you think Rockford Files is cool
/But there are some things that you would change if it were up to you
/ So think about your masterpiece..." At the end of the concert they played the Rockford Files theme which my husband rather liked. (Even though he owns the DVDs and has seen each episode a dozen times, he likes to record episodes on our DVR and watches them when he gets home from work.) Many a blog entry has been written by me while my husband watches these re-runs, but as always I digress.

Since Ben Folds Five is essentially about a guy who plays the piano, I couldn't think of a better opportunity to wear my Kate Spade piano clutch. Below you will see some pictures of it, including my pixelated houndstooth blouse from Forever 21. I also am including some pictures of the Wiltern theater which is a fine example of Art Deco architecture. Built by Stiles O. Clements, the theater contains many of the original Art Deco elements from when it originally opened as a Vaudeville theater in 1931. Sadly, one of these elements includes not having a lot of bathrooms. As one woman said while waiting in line for the bathroom which only offered three stalls, "Didn't women have to go to the bathroom in the 1930's?"

Above you can see a picture of the band and its three members. Below you can see me playing "air piano" and rocking along with the band in my seat!

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